CPNT-Jade Framework - Developing Agent-based Control of Discrete Event Systems

Andrzej Bożek, Marian Wysocki

2013

Abstract

A framework built as a combination of CPN Tools software and JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment Frame-work) platform has been proposed. CPN Tools makes it possible to model a controlled system with the use of hierarchical timed colored Petri nets (HTCPN), a powerful formalism for modeling complex discrete event systems. The framework supports real-time mode of simulation of the target system model. Issues of communication and time synchronization between the two software components are transparent to a user. An example of the framework use has been presented. It refers to a dynamic flexible job shop manufacturing system for which an agent-based control has been developed.

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Bożek A. and Wysocki M. (2013). CPNT-Jade Framework - Developing Agent-based Control of Discrete Event Systems . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-8565-38-9, pages 184-189. DOI: 10.5220/0004218001840189


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@conference{icaart13,
author={Andrzej Bożek and Marian Wysocki},
title={CPNT-Jade Framework - Developing Agent-based Control of Discrete Event Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,},
year={2013},
pages={184-189},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004218001840189},
isbn={978-989-8565-38-9},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,
TI - CPNT-Jade Framework - Developing Agent-based Control of Discrete Event Systems
SN - 978-989-8565-38-9
AU - Bożek A.
AU - Wysocki M.
PY - 2013
SP - 184
EP - 189
DO - 10.5220/0004218001840189